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Global Hawk approved for modernization
May 06, 2015 (UPI)
Modernization of U.S. Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft is set to move ahead with the aircraft's program gaining Milestone C approval. The approval f...
Gilat Delivers Mission-Critical UAV Connectivity with BLoS SATCOM Solution
May 05, 2015 (SPX)
Gilat Satellite Networks reports that it intends to promote its comprehensive line of Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLoS) solutions at AUVSI's Unmanned Systems 2015 eve...
Austrian Army receives unmanned aerial vehicles
May 04, 2015 (UPI)
Austria has supplied a half-dozen small unmanned aerial vehicles and associated equipment to its army training school, the Ministry of Defense reported. The dro...
Turkey seeks armed unmanned aerial vehicle
May 04, 2015 (UPI)
Turkey's SSM procurement agency is seeking to acquire an armed unmanned aerial vehicle for early delivery and has issued an urgent Request for Information. The ...
Global Hawk program recognized for maintenance, logistics improvements
May 04, 2015 (UPI)
The U.S. Air Force has recognized the RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft program for most improved performance in aircraft maintenance and logistics readiness. ...
Russia Set to Deploy Tactical Drones in the Arctic
Apr 30, 2015 (Sputnik)
Russian drones will be deployed in the Arctic and along the Northern Sea Route starting May 1 to monitor the climate situation and the deterioration of Arctic i...
X-37B Goes Fourth
Apr 29, 2015 (SPX)
Soon, America's mysterious robot spaceplane will lift off for the fourth time. Since its maiden launch in 2010, the X-37B has mystified analysts and prompted so...
A focus on flight
Apr 27, 2015 (SPX)
Navigating through a cluttered environment at high speed is among the greatest challenges in biology - and it's one virtually all birds achieve with ease. It's ...
Pakistan says botched strike highlights dangers of US drone war
Apr 24, 2015 (AFP)
Pakistan said Friday the botched US drone attack that killed two foreign hostages showed the risks of the controversial tactic, as details came to light apparen...
NASA Testing an Ultra-Lightweight Cartoonish Drone
Apr 23, 2015 (Sputnik)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is testing a new drone that is designed to be an experimental airplane which could change aviation in t...
New safety system for unmanned aerial systems in U.S.
Apr 23, 2015 (UPI)
An air surveillance and sense-and-avoid system for unmanned aerial systems operating in the United States has been launched been launched by Exelis. Exelis says...
X-47B unmanned aerial system demos in-flight refueling
Apr 23, 2015 (UPI)
An unmanned aircraft system has for the first time been refueled in flight by Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy. The UAS was the X-47B Unmanned Combat Air Syst...
For the First Time Ever: US Navy Drone Refueled Mid-Flight
Apr 23, 2015 (Sputnik)
The X-47B test UAV has completed the first-ever autonomous aerial refueling. Developed by Northrop Grumman, the drone received over 4,000 pounds of fuel from a ...
Navy's Triton drone flies with new radar system
Apr 21, 2015 (UPI)
A U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton unmanned aerial system has flown for the first time with a new search radar system that provides enhanced surveillance capabilities. Th...
ECA Group develops illegal-drone detection system
Apr 13, 2015 (UPI)
Technology to rapidly locate, identify and track illegal drone aircraft and their operators has been developed by the ECA Group of France. Groupe Gorgé, parent...
Chile first Latin America country to allow drones
Apr 10, 2015 (AFP)
Chile introduced regulations Friday making it the first country in Latin America to officially allow drone flights. The measure regulates both the public and pr...
Operating in Contested Environments
Apr 08, 2015 (SPX)
For decades, the United States has successfully countered the threats of competitor nations by harnessing advanced technologies to create exceedingly robust and...
US approves drone flights for insurer AIG
Apr 08, 2015 (AFP)
Insurance giant American International Group Wednesday announced that it had won US government approval to use drones to survey disaster areas, including territ...
Northrop Grumman company to market small unmanned helos
Apr 01, 2015 (UPI)
Remotec Inc. and AirRobot US have signed a distribution agreement for AirRobot's line of small unmanned aerial systems. Remotec is the sole reseller of AirRobot...
French energy company invests in drones
Apr 01, 2015 (UPI)
French energy company GDF Suez said Wednesday it was investing in Redbird, a civilian drone company, to monitor natural gas infrastructures. The French company'...
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